Revision as of 07:22, 3 January 2017

[/r/learnVRdev] Resources Directory

Hardware & User Experience

• User Experience (UX)
  • [/r/VRUI]
  • [The User Experience of Virtual Reality]

Engine-specific

Unreal Engine 4

• [Unreal Engine YouTube Channel], full of tutorials, announcements, and stream recordings
• [Unreal forums], and the [Unreal VR development forum]
• C++ (programming language for Unreal Engine 4)
  • [Bucky's C++ tutorials] on YouTube
  • [Orfeas's C++ tutorials for UE4]
• Blueprints Visual Scripting
  • [UE4 Blueprint Documentation]
• Video tutorials
  • [Mitch's VR Lab] and his [VR content example assets]
  • [WTF is?] Unreal Engine video tutorial series
  • [Pong in VR tutorial project], created by [/u/Enter_the_Metaverse]
  • [Creating a VR Space Combat Sim Without Code in UE4]

Unity

• [Unity3d Videos] on YouTube, featuring many tutorials and panels
• [Unity forums], and the [Unity VR forum]
• [Unity tutorial section], has beginner and intermediate tutorials for using the engine.
• [Microsoft Developer Network - Unity: Developing Your First Game with Unity and C#]
• [Unity manual]
• C# (programming language for Unity)
  • [Unity and C# Video Tutorials by Sebastian Lague]
  • [Unity tutorials for C#]
  • [Unity documentation for C#]
  • [Unity Coding Tips] on YouTube
  • [Intro to C# programming and Scripting for Game in Unity], a $30 video tutorial series over at Udemy
  • Learn C# programming on TutorialPoint
  • [Introductory C# lessons with interactive code]
  • [A handful of useful C# tutorials] at SourceCodester
  • [Discussion forum for learning C#] at Dream.In.Code

3D Models and Art Assets

3D Models

• [TurboSquid] 3D modelling community
• [Sketchfab] 3D modelling community
• [Blender], a free and open source 3D modelling program
• [OpenGameArt] has a trove of mixed-quality 3D models free for use.
• [NASA's 3D Resources] gallery has a number of public domain, space-themed 3D models. The files are in a few different formats, including .FBX, .3DS, .OBJ, and the less familiar .STL (stereolithography), but converters are easily found across the web.

Texture Mapping

• [Normal Map Technical Details] at the Polycount Wiki
• [Texture Maps Explained: Physically-Based Rendering Workflow]

Audio

• [Oculus's Introduction to VR Audio]
• [Audacity] a free, simple-yet-powerful audio editor
• For stock audio, check out [The Free Sound Project], the [#GameAudioGDC Bundle], and the [Oculus Audio Pack]

Mobile Development

• [Nvidia AndroidWorks] provides all the SDKs needed to port a Unity or UE4 application to Android
• [Android Studio] is Android's all-in-one-suite for developing Android applications, and is useful for debugging and many development tasks. It also fulfills required SDKs.
• [Google VR SDK for Unity] (works for both Cardboard and Daydream)
• [Google Cardboard Developer Overview], and the official [Cardboard developer community on Google+]
• [Google Daydream Developer Overview]

Additional VR/AR Platforms

Web VR

• Google web tools
• Mozilla A-Frame
• Google I/O 2016 Livestream- Building High Performance Daydream Apps
• Projects:
  • WorkshopQuest, an online app that teaches core concepts of WebVR dev. From VR.Lab Brussels

Other

• Leap Motion forum, and their development forum
• Leap Motion best practices guide, generally useful for studying user experience